Betti

What stories do objects tell when someone is gone?

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2021 / 11min.

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Documentary

Synopsis

A year after Betti's passing, her children and grandchildren are still clearing out a house full of objects. Through them, they begin to remember and tell her story. This way, the family leaves behind the sad memory of a terminal illness and replaces it with the joyful person that Betti was and meant to them.

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